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Ernest Leroy Simmons, 76, of Westminster, S.C., died Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at his residence. Born in Banks County on May 9, 1932, he was the son of the late James and Fannie Smith Simmons. He was retired from Patterson Pump and then was employed for a number of years with Quality Foods. He was Baptist and was a veteran, having served in the ...
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Lona Bell Carter, 93, of Winder, died Friday, August 1, 2008. Born in Barrow County, she was the daughter of the late Jabers Wayne and Elizabeth Whitehead Huff. She was a member of Emmanuel Worship Center and was a retired seamstress. Mrs. Carter was preceded in death by her husband, John M. Carter; sons, Johnny and Quentin Carter; brothers, ...
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Ronald “Ron” D. Baker, 60, of Carnesville, died Friday, August 1, 2008, at St. Mary’s Hospice House. Survivors include a sister, Sheree Mayo, Gainesville. Funeral services were held Sunday, August 3, at Nails Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Dwayne Eller officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Daniel Joseph Bratcher, 44, of Gaffney, S.C., died Friday, August 1, 2008, at his residence. Born at Edwards Air Force Base in California, he was the son of Donna Pruitt Bratcher of Nicholson, and the late Donald Bratcher. He was employed in construction and was Baptist. Survivors in addition to his mother, include his wife, Alice Martin ...
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Rev. Dillard Wesley Austin, 86, of Athens, died Wednesday, July 30, 2008, at Grandview Nursing Home in Athens. He was born in Jackson County and was preceded in death by a son, Roger Lee Austin. Survivors include his wife, Annie Geneva Duncan Austin, Athens; sons and daughters-in-law, Darrell and Terresa Austin, Savannah, Jerry and Grace ...
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Norman Hampton Currin, 62, of Winder, died Sunday, July 27, 3008. Born in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late Ernest G. and Wina Francis Falchie Currin. He was a member of Emmanuel Worship Canter. Mr. Currin was a veteran, having served in the United States Army Airborne 1967-1971, in Vietnam and was at Hamburger Hill. He received a ...
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Susan H. Guthrie, 61, of Jefferson, died Tuesday, July 20, 2008. She was born on February 4, 1947, in Fond Du Lac, Wisc., the daughter of the late James R. and Elizabeth Lamb Hersey. She was originally an English teacher, and also an insurance underwriter, and retired from the Magbee Lumber Supply in Duluth. Survivors include her husband, Hugh ...
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Florene Fulghum, 71, of Toccoa, died Thursday, July 31, 2008, at Stephens County Medical Center, following an extended illness. Born in Banks County on November 29, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Owen and Dicy Lawrence Gibson. She was a homemaker and was Baptist. Mrs. Fulghum was preceded in death by a brother, Travis Gibson; sisters, ...
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Hazel Nix Bond, 79, of Athens, died Thursday, July 31, 2008, at her residence. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Mell Payne Worley. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Gena Nix, Jefferson; daughters and sons-in-law, Angel and Johnny Pierce, Athens, and Linda and Nicky Peppers, Jefferson; ...
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